Nëse nesër mbahet referendum për hyrje të Maqedonisë në BE, 64,2 % e qytetarëve të Maqedonisë janë përgjigjur me “për”, derisa për pyetjen identike për hyrje në NATO, 66 % janë deklaruar poashtu pozitivisht. Këtë e tregojnë rezultatet e anketës së Institutit për hulumtime politike (IPIS) e bërë në periudhën mes 16 dhe 21 dhjetor […]
The name can be resolved only when there are no signs of irredentism, because irredentism is contrary to international law and European legislation, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said, reiterating his position about Macedonia that constitutional changes are necessary, remove of irredentist positions and afterwards solution to the problem and Euro-Atlantic integration. Aimed at finding a […]
Berlin – The new German government firmly backs the European perspective of the Western Balkans, taking into consideration the continuing importance of the EU’s enlargement policy for promoting peace, stability, and cooperation. This is part of the draft coalition agreement between CDU/CSU and SPD, German daily Die Welt reports, pointing out that final details were now being added to the text of […]
The EU Enlargement Strategy with the Western Balkans offers a clear European perspective for all six regional countries, but Brussels will not allow the accession of countries with open issues, said EU Ambassador to Macedonia, Samuel Zbogar on Tuesday. Regarding the Strategy timeline and the EU accession of new countries in 2025, Zbogar said it […]
The Western Balkans are part of Europe. We share the same history, the same geography, the same cultural heritage and the same opportunities and challenges within the European Union, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini told a joint press conference alongside EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn presenting the Western […]
Macedonia is making significant progress on its European path and the European Commission is ready to prepare recommendations to open accession negotiations, on the basis of fulfilled conditions, reads the EC Strategy for the Western Balkans, presented Tuesday at joint press conference by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, […]
The European Commission intends to give clear recommendation for launching of Macedonia’s EU accession talks, Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn says in a interview for Nova TV. However a decision on the matter should be made by all EU members, Hahn says. Referring to the name row, Hahn says the […]
Emri i ri tërësisht të miratohet edhe për përdorim të brendshëm edhe për të jashtëm, por pas integrimit në BE; nuk ekziston ndryshim i detyrueshëm i kushtetutës; Nimic e përsëritë klauzolën e joekskluzivitetit për termet “maqedonase” dhe “Maqedoni” për përdorim ekonomik; emri i ri të prëdoret i papërkthyer apo i përkthyer sipas zgjedhjes së secilës […]
Without a name compromise, the EU Balkan strategy risks collapse, Carl Bildt tweeted on Monday. “I think it will require some heavy lifting by heavy EU states and institutions to get a Macedonia name compromise. But without one the EU Balkan strategy risks collapse,” the former premier and foreign minister of Sweden wrote on his […]
The name and identity issues strongly affect the citizens’ perception over EU membership, shows the deliberative poll over the benefits and challenges from Macedonia’s EU accession, carried out by the Skopje-based European Policy Institute. The poll was conducted on 1-7 November 2017 on 1,200 respondents, as well as on 18-19 November 2017 on 150 respondents, […]
Macedonia expects a clear European perspective in the Enlargement Strategy, due to be released by the European Commission on Tuesday, said Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani. “We expect a clear signal for Macedonia regarding its perspectives, to get an accession talks date after the closure of open political issues in the context of […]
Unreserved support for Macedonia’s EU integration bid was expressed Thursday at a meeting of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev with members of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament, Victor Bostinaru, Tanja Fajon and Tonino Picula. The MEPs urged PM Zaev, the government and all political stakeholders in Macedonia to settle issues […]
It is very good news that the UN name mediator Matthew Nimetz is visiting the region, because the best solutions can be found only through dialogue, EU Ambassador to Macedonia Samuel Zbogar said Tuesday answering journalist question about the EU’s expectations from Nimetz’s visit and from the name dispute negotiations between Macedonia and Greece. “In […]
EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar visited Bitola on Thursday to oversee the implementation of three EU-funded projects, which involve early childhood care, innovative zoo garden and the Cross Border Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Center. During his visit to Bitola, Zbogar said the EU would support other projects, presented by the city’s mayor Natasa Petrovska. “The perspectives […]
The meeting of the PMs Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras is good news, because only through dialogue problems and open issues could be solved, EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar said Thursday in Bitola. “In the past several months, the governments of Macedonia and Greece have really established a very intensive dialogue so as to create an […]
Bulgaria supports efforts of the PM Zaev’s government, the institutions, the civil society sector and the media for Macedonia to return on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration, Bulgarian Ambassador to Macedonia Ivan Velikov Petkov said Thursday’s presenting priorities of the Bulgarian EU Council presidency. “Yesterday we heard an encouraging message in Davos at the meeting […]
Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Ivo Vajgl, who also serves as EP’s rapporteur for Macedonia, will be joined by MEPs Edvard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein for a trip to Macedonia by the end of February, where they will hold talks to set a new date for meetings as part of the Jean Monnet process. In […]
The European future of Macedonia was the focal point of Tuesday’s meeting in Brussels of Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. “The biggest patriotic duty of our generation is to make sure we catch the EU train and ensure European future, stability and prosperity for the […]
Deputy PM for EU Affairs Bujar Osmani met Tuesday with the Sweden’s State Secretary to the Minister of EU Affairs and Trade Oscar Stenström and discussed bilateral cooperation, Macedonia’s EU integration process and Sweden’s support to the EU enlargement process of the Western Balkan countries. Osmani showed gratitude for the active role of Sweden in […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov held on Monday a meeting with the ambassadors of the EU countries serving in Macedonia. FM Dimitrov informed the EU ambassadors about current developments and the course of the reforms undertaken in Macedonia, the Foreign Ministry (MoFA) said in a press release. Dimitrov reaffirmed the commitment to the opening […]
